Italy earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 11 km E of Riposto, Italy

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km E of Riposto, Italy on Tue, Oct 29, 2002, 6:14 PM GMT+1 (17:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 1 km ESE of Linera, Italy. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-29 17:14:51 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.728° N, 15.334° E
Region
Italy
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (VI) at Milo and (IV) at Catania.

From the USGS event page for usp000bfm7. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
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Stations used
54

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.11 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8716 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.82 km ESE of Linera, Italy · 8713 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.6Sicily, Italy · 8712 days ago · 173 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.536 km ENE of Siracusa, Italy · 8712 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.02 km SSE of Sant'Eufemia d'Aspromonte, Italy · 8711 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.41 km E of Brancaleone, Italy · 8709 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.411 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8709 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.722 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.82 km SSW of Maletto, Italy · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.34 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.82 km N of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.312 km SE of Lipari, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.82 km SSE of Cerza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.82 km SSE of Acitrezza, Italy · 8706 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.559 km SSE of Weather Station, Italy · 8706 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.81 km E of Carruba, Italy · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.11 km WNW of Sant'Alfio, Italy · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.420 km NW of Sparta', Italy · 8696 days ago · 81 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.67 km N of Oliveri, Italy · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.3Sicily, Italy · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 2.51 km W of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 4.02 km NW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.52 km SSE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8685 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.0Sicily, Italy · 8685 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.49 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 2.510 km SW of Bronte, Italy · 8684 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 3.32 km S of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8683 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.46 km SW of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 4.129 km ESE of Giardini-Naxos, Italy · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.37 km ESE of Carruba, Italy · 8742 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.92 km NNE of Motta Camastra, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 4.2Sicily, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.34 km NNW of Brucoli, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 4.31 km SW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.42 km ESE of Linguaglossa, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.93 km WSW of Piedimonte Etneo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.90 km NNE of Chianchitta-Trappitello, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 4.32 km WSW of Milo, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.90 km WNW of Fiumefreddo Sicilia, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.08 km ENE of Ramacca, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.70 km SSE of Paternò, Italy · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.63 km S of Tusa, Italy · 8758 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.74 km S of Moio Alcantara, Italy · 8770 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.84 km N of Roccella Valdemone, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.51 km E of Librizzi, Italy · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfm7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:13 PM UTC.